16th Mar, 2024 9:30 GMT/BST
Rolex: A Stainless Steel Automatic Calendar Centre Seconds Dual Time Zone "Pepsi Bezel" Wristwatch, signed Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified, model: GMT Master, ref: 1675, 1971, (calibre 1570) lever movement signed and numbered D002257, adjusted to five positions and temperature, black dial with luminous hour markers, dial stamped with tritium mark below 6 Swiss-T<25, red 24 hour hand, date aperture, case with protected screw down crown, red/blue 24 hour rotating "pepsi bezel", screw back stamped inside Montres Rolex S.A Geneva Switzerland, numbered 1675 and dated II71, case serial number 2974289, Rolex stainless steel jubilee bracelet with a deployant clasp numbered 62510H and date letter code J5 for 1985, with Rolex box, guarantee paperwork stamped "The Sussex Goldsmiths 27 Jun 1973", spare black 24 hour bezel insert, one spare link and two end links numbered 555 for the jubilee bracelet, and a spare Rolex stainless steel oyster bracelet with clasp numbered 78360 and date letter code L12 for 1987 (end links missing from oyster bracelet)
40mm wide
Sold for £6,500
Estimated at £6,000 - £8,000
Case and bracelet with surface scratches, case and bracelet is dirty in parts and needs cleaning. This Rolex jubilee bracelet has been later added and dates to 1985 from the clasp date code, crown is screwing down correctly on the threaded tube, glass with minor scratches, pepsi bezel insert with minor scratches, original dial finish with luminous hour markers evenly faded and have a good patina, some of the hour markers with very minor staining marks, hand setting correctly and date changing correctly, movement in going order. The spare Rolex oyster bracelet with pin broken and missing to the clasp and both sides of the bracelet are not connected at present, both end links for the spare oyster bracelet are missing.
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Auction: Fine Jewellery, Watches & Silver, 16th Mar, 2024
Fine Jewellery, Watches and Silver Sales are held three times a year, coinciding with the Fine Sales. They offer the top tier of consignments, focussing on important diamonds, fine period and designer jewellery, the most desirable vintage and modern luxury watches by top makers and fine pieces of period silver.
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